Re: [vernalpool] Salamander with legs

In talking with Tom Tyning, he finds spotted salamander larvae often
over winter and the larvae can be found in the spring with developed
limbs - often mistaken for marbled.

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On 4/6/2012 8:59 AM, Jane Sears Pierce wrote:
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> You say that you found salamander larvae with all four limbs
> developed? It sounds like you might have found a marbled salamander
> pool... great find!
> Jane
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Chris Rezendes <dudemcrude@yahoo.com
> <mailto:dudemcrude%40yahoo.com>>
> To: vernalpool <vernalpool@yahoogroups.com
> <mailto:vernalpool%40yahoogroups.com>>
> Sent: Thu, Apr 5, 2012 11:07 pm
> Subject: Re: [vernalpool] so very sorry!
>
> Don't feel too bad. I've made more embarrassing mistakes in this
> group, I think, and they didn't have anything to do with technology.
> Following the group this season, it's somewhat comforting and also
> somewhat disconcerting to see that the odd level of activity isn't
> restricted to southern Bristol Co. In some parts of New Bedford, the
> wood frogs were out in full force as early as March 12. In others, I
> still haven't seen any activity at all. In the spots where they had
> been active, they were gone by the 17th. I've heard peepers at every
> single spot I've checked so far this spring, but in none of the spots
> have I heard more than 2 or 3 males at a time. Clearly I'm not alone here.
> Yesterday in New Bedford I found 3 spotted salamander larvae with all
> 4 limbs developed, but I haven't seen any adults or egg masses in any
> of the pools I normally check. This particular pool is normally
> difficult to access (so I only check it once or twice a season out of
> laziness), but the lack of rain made it very easy to get to. I'm
> guessing the warm weather a couple weeks ago really sped up the
> development of what few eggs were produced this year.
> This has also been a strange spring for reptiles... haven't seen any
> spotted turtles yet, despite them being very common this time of year
> at a couple of my spots. I've also only seen one snake all year
> (eastern garter for those interested) and it was in Taunton on the
> 23rd. Typically I start finding snakes the second week of March in New
> Bedford, then about 10-14 days later further inland, weather dependent.
> This has been the least fun spring I've had in a long time.
> Chris
> --- On Thu, 4/5/12, matt burne <mattburne@gmail.com
> <mailto:mattburne%40gmail.com>> wrote:
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> From: matt burne <mattburne@gmail.com <mailto:mattburne%40gmail.com>>
> Subject: [vernalpool] so very sorry!
> To: "listserve" <vernalpool@yahoogroups.com
> <mailto:vernalpool%40yahoogroups.com>>
> Date: Thursday, April 5, 2012, 9:17 PM
>
> Oi, new smart phone and incompetent operator. My sincere apologies.
>
> But there really is a lot of algae out there (oi)
>
> Matt
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